Date of Award
Spring 5-8-2020
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
School of Music
First Advisor
Samantha Inman
Second Advisor
Andrew Parr
Third Advisor
Stephen Lias
Fourth Advisor
Inga Meier
Abstract
This thesis examines and models the process of analysis as a means for performers, particularly pianists, to engage with the large-scale organizational features of musical works, using the Piano Sonata, Opus 12 by Jean Sibelius as a case study. The unique character and structure of each of the three movements suggests an equally wide range of approaches to analysis, including studies in sonata form, construction of a musical narrative based on external source material, and the use of concepts from Sonata Theory to explain the logic of a highly unconventional tonal and thematic design. The analyses are interwoven with a large-scale approach to performance interpretation, which provides a framework for making surface-level performance decisions.
Repository Citation
Tingle, Jesse, "The Performer as Analyst in the Piano Sonata Opus 12 by Jean Sibelius" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 298.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/etds/298
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